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" I think there will be a 200-story skyscraper someday. However, it will require a developer who will not think in conventional terms and for whom economic restraints won't apply. "
Helmut Jahn
Think
Will
Apply
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" For me, drawing generates thinking and vice versa. "
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Vice Versa
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" The American attitude towards efficiency and execution should always underlie architecture. "
Helmut Jahn
Attitude
American
Always
" Sometimes I have to accept a job I don't really want. Hardly anybody comes up to you with a commission; it's all competitions these days. "
Helmut Jahn
Accept
Job
Sometimes
" I find if my body feels well and I exercise regularly, I think better, work better and feel better. "
Helmut Jahn
Think
Work
Better
" I think the younger generation, the people poised to dominate the workforce, are more socially conscious. They are more demanding in terms of environment and how that environment contributes to their life. "
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Think
Environment
Life
" Critics are entitled to have an opinion, but how can they judge how comfortable a building is? No critic is smart enough to judge how a building will perform over time. "
Helmut Jahn
Smart
Building
Judge
" German and English firms operate internationally, while French firms do not. The only place where they all have work is in China. Anybody can sell himself in China! "
Helmut Jahn
Only
Work
Where
" When I work, I work very hard. When I don't work, I have to do something where my endeavor can totally take me off what I do professionally, like sailing. It takes all your attention. "
Helmut Jahn
Work
Me
Like
" Every building is a prototype. No two are alike. "
Helmut Jahn
Alike
Architecture
Two
" Working is actually a pleasure. It's just very time-consuming. It's a way of life. I find that I can work when I travel and work when I run. There is nothing like, on a rainy day, to work. "
Helmut Jahn
Travel
Work
Run
" A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive. "
Helmut Jahn
City
Architecture
Experience
" We want our buildings to work like a machine that will create a pleasurable environment. "
Helmut Jahn
Environment
Buildings
Create
" Success on one project does not necessarily mean success in the next project. You've got to be prepared in everything you do. "
Helmut Jahn
Project
Be Prepared
Mean
" It's my goal to make a building as immaterial as possible. Architecture is a very material thing. It takes a lot of resources, so why not eliminate what you don't need as long as you're able to achieve the same result? "
Helmut Jahn
Goal
Building
Architecture
" I used to buy nice clothes and drive a nice car when I couldn't afford it. But I spent all my money doing it, and now I don't have to. I like nice things. I like to travel in a certain style. I like to live in a nice place. "
Helmut Jahn
Travel
Style
Money
" A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes. "
Helmut Jahn
Reverse
Good
Consequences
" We prefer synthetic rather than natural materials. Natural products are almost too valuable. Wood is much harder to produce than metal. And metal is recyclable, while wood isn't. "
Helmut Jahn
Natural
Wood
Metal
" Most architects say: I want to use this type of glass, even if it's too reflective or doesn't let enough light in. However, the use of a certain type of glass might change the comfort level. "
Helmut Jahn
Change
Say
Light
" I'm just a nice and easy person. "
Helmut Jahn
Easy
Nice
Person
" You'd never think of taking a cab if you had to walk a mile down Chicago's Michigan Avenue. But in a bad city you take a cab just to go around the corner. "
Helmut Jahn
Walk
Bad
Chicago
" We are creating a unique experience. It's starts with how you see the building from a distance. "
Helmut Jahn
Building
You
Unique
" When I came to America in the '60s, it was the place to be. I wonder if I'd come here today. "
Helmut Jahn
Here
Wonder
Place
" America has always imported history. "
Helmut Jahn
Always
History
Imported
" I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away. "
Helmut Jahn
Strive
Nothing
Architecture
" I'm ashamed to be German. "
Helmut Jahn
Ashamed
German
" I don't consider myself a star or a celebrity. I'm a simple guy who works a lot. "
Helmut Jahn
Star
Simple
Myself
" I wanted to improve the suburban office building; to create a great urban space in a suburban environment with all that implies about interaction, collaboration and creativity. "
Helmut Jahn
Creativity
Great
Space
" I've never looked at a suburban building as being a minor building and an urban building as being a major building. "
Helmut Jahn
Urban
Being
Building
" Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one. "
Helmut Jahn
Same
Building
Looking
" Chinese buildings are like American buildings, with big footprints. People don't care about daylight or fresh air. "
Helmut Jahn
American
Buildings
Air